Where does “vrijdag” come from?
vrijdag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vrīdach, from Old Saxon frīadag, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.
vrijdag (Dutch): Friday
Definitions
- Friday
Ancestry of “vrijdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vrīdach | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | frīadag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 5 | Latin | Veneris | — |